UK Parliament
The War: French Armistice Terms (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-06-25: "The War: French Armistice Terms."
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25 June 1940
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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UK Parliament
War Situation (House of Commons)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1940-06-25: "War Situation." The Prime Minister (Mr.
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Italian invasion of France
The 1st Army had been spared responsibility for the main attack, which fell to the 4th Army in the north, because of the appeals of its commander, General Pietro Pintor, on 20 June.
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Italian invasion of France
The Italian forces attacking through the Riviera, about 80,000 strong including reserves, advanced about on 21 June.
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Italian invasion of France
The amphibious assault had to be called off for logistical reasons, engine failures, overloaded boats, and rough seas.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34881, page 3858, published 1940-06-25: "of His Majesty's ThreeChiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough andBurnham in the County of Buckingham.
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